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Have you ever thought about making your own coffee at home? Going to a coffee shop and ordering a cup of coffee costs at least 20 or 30 yuan, or even more. If you need three or four cups of coffee a day, it will be a considerable expense in the long run.

So how can we drink a good cup of coffee at home?

Let’s start with the equipment that is easier to get. There are many equipment for making coffee, how do we choose?

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01

Want convenience? French press

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How to use a French press?

Tools you need for a French press:

• French Press
• Electronic scales
• cup
• Stirring stick
• Coffee grinder
• Hand brewing kettle

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French Press Making Video:

The parameters in the video are for reference only and can be adjusted according to personal taste.

(video by baristainstitute)

Brewing steps:

STEP 1

Weigh beans and grind them into powder

STEP 2

Preheat the French press and coffee cup with hot water

STEP 3

Adding ground coffee to the French press

STEP 4

Add hot water

Reference: 15g coffee powder, brewed at a powder-water ratio of 1:15; the strength can be adjusted according to your taste

STEP 5

Cover with lid and soak for 4 minutes

STEP 6

Press down slowly and steadily to pour out the coffee liquid to avoid soaking it for too long and making it bitter .

02

On the go? AeroPress

The emergence of AeroPress is actually to make it easier for us to drink a cup of homemade coffee while traveling. It looks like a syringe and the principle of making coffee is similar.

How do I use the AeroPress?

Tools you need for the AeroPress:

• AeroPress and matching filter paper
• Electronic scales
• Cups or coffee pot
• Stirring stick
• Coffee grinder
• Hand brewing kettle

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AeroPress production video:

The parameters in the video are for reference only and can be adjusted according to personal taste:

(video by baristainstitute)

Brewing steps:

STEP 1

Weigh beans and grind them into powder

STEP 2

Wash filter paper

Pre-order coffee press, coffee pot, coffee cup

STEP 3

Add coffee powder

STEP 4

Pour hot water and stir

Reference: 15g coffee powder, brewed at a powder-water ratio of 1:15; the strength can be adjusted according to your taste

STEP 5

Cover the lid and wait for 1 minute

STEP 6

Press down slowly. A cup of coffee is ready!

03

A sense of ritual brewing? V60 hand brewing

Hand brewing can be said to be a more ritualistic way of brewing. Many coffee shops like to use this method to serve their products. There are many shapes of filter cups on the market now. Today, let's take the v60 filter cup as a reference.

How to brew coffee with v60?

Tools needed for V60 hand pouring:

• V60 filter cup and matching filter paper
• Electronic scales
• Coffee Maker
• cup
• Coffee grinder
• Hand brewing kettle

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Hand punch production video:

The parameters in the video are for reference only and can be adjusted according to personal taste:

(video by baristainstitute)

Brewing steps:

STEP 1

Weigh beans and grind them into powder

STEP 2

Wash filter paper

Hot water preheats filter cups, coffee cups, coffee pots

STEP 3

Add coffee powder

STEP 4

Use 3 times the amount of water as coffee powder to steam for about 30 seconds. A small hill will appear on the surface of the fresh coffee beans, accompanied by gas discharge.

STEP 5

Fill the pot with water in regular circles from the inside out until the required amount of water is reached.

Reference: 15g coffee powder, brewed at a powder-water ratio of 1:15; the strength can be adjusted according to your taste

STEP 6

Wait for the coffee to be filtered and shake the coffee pot to mix the coffee evenly.

Enjoy!

A few more points:

a. If you want to drink coffee at home every day, it is recommended to buy a set of necessary tools. For example, the coffee grinder listed above, only this product can let you drink fresh coffee. If you buy coffee powder directly, the volatile aroma of coffee will disappear very quickly.

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b. Water temperature. It is best to have a thermometer. Just like brewing tea, different teas need different water temperatures. The same is true for coffee. The water temperature can be adjusted flexibly according to different roasting degrees and roasting dates. Of course, if you really find it troublesome, you can also boil the water and wait for 0.5-1 minute to let the water temperature cool down slightly before brewing.

c. For other products, such as electronic scales, professional requirements are that they can accurately weigh and have a timing function. Brewing at home can be simpler. Because coffee pots like French press, Aeropress and hand brewing all have known capacity or scales, which can be used as a reference. Of course, the accuracy is definitely not as high as that of electronic scales. Timing can be done with your mobile phone.

Above, partners can choose coffee utensils according to their needs. Is it not as difficult as imagined?

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SOGAs COFFEE:

We are committed to spreading the culture of fine coffee! In today's fast-paced era, we can always maintain a positive and open mind to meet challenges. No matter how difficult it is, it is better to be grateful than to be embarrassed! You deserve a cup of good coffee for your hard work!